In Cinemas this week (24 Apr. – 30 Apr.)

S.E.X (Soula Ela Xana)

Soula fell in love and got disappointed many times in the past. She is now approaching thirty and has decided that she doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life alone. So she is going to meet again with her former lovers with the hope that one of them has now changed and transformed to the ideal partner. Things don’t turn out according to Soulas hopes, however.

Cast:
Zeta Makrypoulia (Soula)
Maria Androutsou
Faidra Drouka
Souli Sabah

Director: Vasilis Myrianthopoulos
Writer: Olga Michalopoulou, Vasilis Myrianthopoulos
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2009

Duplicity

The Cold War has thawed, and for CIA agents seeking to make an easy mint, the real money is in multinational corporations. CIA officer Claire Stenwick and Ray Koval are both racing to secure the formula for a product that will bring untold wealth to the company that lands the patent first as the stakes begin to rise, and their passions start to flare. Meanwhile, their mutual employers, industry giant Howard Tully and trailblazing CEO Richard Garsik start resorting to some seriously underhanded tactics in hope of gaining an advantage over the competition. Loners by definition of their own careers, Claire and Ray engage in a series of schemes and double-crosses while contending with the fact that their mutual attraction could ultimately jeopardize their entire missions.

Cast:
Clive Owen (Ray Koval)
Julia Roberts (Claire Stenwick)
Tom Wilkinson (Howard Tully)
Paul Giamatti (Richard Garsik)

Director: Tony Gilroy
Writer: Tony Gilroy
Runtime: 125 min
Genre: Crime
Rating: K
Language:English
Production Year: 2009

Slumdog Millionaire

Eighteen year old Jamal Malik is having an amazing answering streak on “Kaun Banega Crorepati?”, the Indian version of the television game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”. He’s only one correct question away from the big prize. However, some, including those associated with the game show, question how someone like Jamal, a self confessed non-genius who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, can be doing so well on the show when others who are brighter, more educated and wealthier than him have failed. Is Jamal cheating? Is it purely luck that they have asked him the questions to which he knows the answers? Seeing Jamal’s life journey to this point ultimately answers these questions. His life journey includes being orphaned at an early age; growing up with an older brother, Salim, who was both his guardian/protector and antagonist; and having a relationship since childhood with another orphaned child, a girl named Latika. His motivation for being on the show also may provide some answers to his success. Perhaps it was all just meant to be.

Cast:
Dev Patel (Jamal K. Malik)
Freida Pinto (Latika)
Anil Kapoor (Prem Kumar)
Saurabh Shukla (Sergeant Srinivas)

Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup
Runtime: 120 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

Monsters vs Aliens (English)

When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

Voices:
Reese Witherspoon (Susan Murphy / Ginormica)
Seth Rogen (B.O.B.)
Kiefer Sutherland (General W.R. Monger)
Will Arnett (The Missing Link)

Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
Writer: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Runtime: 94 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language:English
Production Year: 2009

Monsters vs Aliens (Greek)

When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

Voices:
Danae Kalahora (Susan Murphy / Ginormica)
George Pyrpasopoulos (B.O.B.)
George Petrohilos (General W.R. Monger)
Christos Thanos (The Missing Link)

Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
Writer: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Runtime: 94 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language:Greek
Production Year: 2009

Fast & Furious 4

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Connor. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.

Cast:
Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto)
Paul Walker (Brian O’Conner)
Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto)
Michelle Rodriguez (Letty)

Director: Justin Lin
Writer: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson
Runtime: 107 min
Genre: Action
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source, Rebecca Bloomwood unintentionally lands a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided, Rebecca’s innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her “shopaholic” condition will bring her real happiness.

Cast:
Isla Fisher (Rebecca Bloomwood)
Hugh Dancy (Luke Brandon)
Krysten Ritter (Suze)
Joan Cusack (Jane Bloomwood)

Director: P.J. Hogan
Writer: Tracey Jackson, Tim Firth
Runtime: 104 min
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: K
Language:English
Production Year: 2009

Gran Torino

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood (Walt Kowalski)
Christopher Carley (Father Janovich)
Bee Vang (Thao Vang Lor)
Brian Haley (Mitch Kowalski)

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Nick Schenk, Dave Johannson
Runtime: 116 min
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

He’s Just Not That Into You

A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex – and hoping to be the exceptions to the “no-exceptions” rule. Gigi just wants a man who says he’ll call – and does – while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn’t think there’s a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine’s not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can’t quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can’t decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can’t get over the fact that he can’t have her. And Mary, who’s found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who’s straight.

Cast:
Ben Affleck (Neil Jones)
Jennifer Aniston (Beth Bartlett)
Ginnifer Goodwin (Gigi Haim)
Jennifer Connelly (Janine Gunders)
Drew Barrymore (Mary Harris)
Scarlett Johansson (Anna Taylor)

Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein
Runtime: 129 min
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2009

Πεθαίνω για σένα! (Die for you!)

A family with communication problems is disrupted by a love triangle … or square. The mother is a former dancer who now teaches tango in a dance school. The teenage son is trying to find his sexual identity. The father is a traffic warden that likes to write lyrics for songs and has as a source of inspiration the lover of his wife. And there is also the deaf grandmother who is the only one who can see the storm coming.

Cast:
Eleni Randou (Zoe)
Fanis Mouratidis (Loukas)
Sifis Polyzoidis (Apostolis)
Michalis Iatropoulos (Babis)

Director: Nikos Karapanagiotis
Writer: Eleni Randou, Filippos Desillas
Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 12
Language:Greek
Production Year: 2009

Inkheart

Mo has the special talent to bring characters out of books. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings, Capricorn and Basta, two villains, and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Meggie discovers the truth and it’s up to her to escape Capricorn’s evil grasp.

Cast:
Brendan Fraser (Mo ‘Silvertongue’ Folchart)
Paul Bettany (Dustfinger)
Helen Mirren (Elinor Loredan)
Andy Serkis (Capricorn)

Director: Iain Softley
Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire
Runtime: 106 min
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

The Tale of Despereaux

The tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

Voices:
Matthew Broderick (Despereaux)
Dustin Hoffman (Roscuro)
Emma Watson (Princess Pea)
Kevin Kline (Andre)

Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
Writer: Kate DiCamillo, Will McRobb
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language:English
Production Year: 2008

Hotel For Dogs

When 16 year old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, find themselves in a foster home with a strict "no pets" policy, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and begin transforming it into the perfect home for Friday – as well as all the strays in the city. In no time, the kids have transformed the old hotel into something truly magical: a home for both the dogs and for themselves. But they have also aroused the suspicions of the police who want to know – who let the dogs in?

Cast:
Emma Roberts (Andi)
Jake T. Austin (Bruce)
Don Cheadle (Bernie)
Lisa Kudrow (Lois Scudder)

Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writer: Jeff Lowell, Robert Schooley
Runtime: 100 min
Genre: Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2009

Bolt (Greek)

Bolt, an American White Shepherd, has lived his whole life on the set of his action TV show, where he believes he has superpowers. When separated from the studio by accident, he meets a female alley cat named Mittens and a hamster named Rhino. Along the way, he learns that he doesn’t have superpowers and that the show is not real.

Voices:
Katerina Tsavalou
Demetris Starovas
Smaragda Karidi
Chris William

Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Writer: Dan Fogelman, Chris Williams
Runtime: 103 min
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language:Greek
Production Year: 2008